Engineering Officer at Danish Refugee Council 44 views1 applications


Position Description

Title : Engineering Officer

Category : C level 7

Location : Adjumani District

Date : 18th October 2017

Background

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental and non-profit organization, founded in 1956, that works in 40 countries around the world.

DRC’s mandate is driven by three global strategic objectives within the DRC Assistance Framework: Saving lives and alleviation of immediate suffering among people affected by conflict; Safeguarding, restoration and development of livelihoods; and, Institutional and organizational change that contributes to protection of people’s rights and peaceful handling of conflict.

Purpose

Under supervision of the Shelter and Construction Manager and the Area Manager Adjumani Refugee Settlement camp, the Engineering Officer will support the construction activities for construction and rehabilitation of emergency shelters and infrastructure facilities in various settlements in Adjumani District.

Key Responsibilities

The Engineering Officer will perform the following tasks:

  • Assist the Area Manager in planning and budgeting of infrastructure project in all settlement
  • Assist in design, project cost estimation and tendering of all shelters and infrastructure projects and liaise with the district authorities for approval of plans
  • Supervise all constructions under DRC in the settlement and ensure that works are carried out as per set standards specified in the drawings, designs and technical specifications.
  • Measurement and valuation of the works executed by the contractors and preparation of the measurement sheets and interim payment certificates (IPC)
  • Maintaining proper documentation of the progress and site records
  • Monitor quality and quantity of materials used in the various elements of the bridge.
  • Conduct technical assessments whenever required.
  • Prepare monthly work plans and reporting on actual work achieved against planned.
  • Supervise contractors, ensuring that the workmanship is as per set standards.
  • Liaise with the District engineering departments for any technical advice.

Reporting Arrangements

The Site Engineer will technically report to the DRC Shelter and Construction Manager (Sen. Engineer). S/he shall for administrative purposes report to the DRC Area Manager, Adjumani.

Personal Specifications

Essential:

  • Bachelor degree in civil engineering from a recognized University or Institution;
  • At least 5 years of relevant work experience in a busy construction industry, two of which must have been with an NGO in a refugee/ displacement context
  • Ability to provide technical leadership in a multidisciplinary setting;
  • Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and office;
  • Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people;
  • Computer literacy is a must.

Preferable:

  • PGD in Project Planning and Management
  • Computer literacy is a must with proficiency in CAD, Ms Excel and words.
  • Ability to work in physically challenging conditions and under pressure, in a culturally diverse society

How to apply:

Applications should be in English and include the following:

  1. A cover letter (1 page) in which you explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria and salary expectations.
  2. Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant references.

Please send your Cover letter, CV and Academic certificates by email to [email protected] by 31st October 2017 5:00pm clearly indicating position name in the subject line. We thank applicants for their interest in the position however; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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The Danish Refugee Council is currently implementing a broad range of activities relevant to conflict affected communities and persons. The activities are categorized in ten sectors:

Shelter and Non-food Items, Food Security, Protection, Income Generation, Coordination & Operational Services, Community Infrastructure & Services, Humanitarian Mine Action, Armed Violence Reduction (AVR), Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), and Education.

Here you can read some short exemplifications of what types of activities the respective sectors include:

Shelter and Non-food Items: Provision of emergency shelter, emergency cash grants, rehabilitation of housing, distribution of non-food items (NFIs) and provision of return and repatriation kits.

Food Security: Emergency food provision or food voucher programmes. Training and capacity development in agriculture, agricultural inputs (e.g. tools and seeds), agricultural grants.

Protection: Advocacy for the rights of displaced people in their context of displacement, child protection initiatives, individual protection assistance based on vulnerability, legal aid, land & property rights, sexual and gender-based violence prevention, registration services for the internally displaced and refugees, monitoring of rights and rights awareness-raising, facilitation of return and repatriation processes.

Income Generation: Business training and SME development, business grants, life-skills training, literacy and numeracy training, vocational training, micro-credit loans, savings groups, group enterprise development and facilitation.

Coordination & Operational Services: Coordination and management of refugee and IDP camps, active participation in UN cluster coordination, humanitarian surveys and studies, facilitation of NGO Networks focused on displacement solutions, capacity development, training and support to local NGOs, secondment of experts to UN emergency operations worldwide

Community Infrastructure & Services: Provision of physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, community centres, irrigation systems or other community structures, facilitation and training of infrastructure management groups at community level, facilitation and funding of community development plans, initiatives for disaster risk reduction at community level.

Humanitarian Mine Action: Manual or mechanical mine clearance, clearance of former battle areas, education for affected communities – with special focus on children on how to avoid harm from mines and UXO, surveys of expected and confirmed mined or UXO areas, explosive ordnance disposal and stockpile destruction, capacity building of national demining institutions.

Armed Violence Reduction (AVR): Education in procedures for safe storage and safe handling of small arms and light weapons (SALW), capacity building of institutions for safety, local and community level conflict management and mitigation.

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH): Emergency water supply, hygiene item distribution, hygiene information and education, construction of latrines, installation water points, wells and water storage. Water purification.

Education: Education grants and fee support, school feeding programmes, teacher training and support, school materials provision and construction or rehabilitation of school structures.

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0 USD kampala CF 3201 Abc road Full Time , 40 hours per week Danish Refugee Council (DRC)

Position Description

Title : Engineering Officer

Category : C level 7

Location : Adjumani District

Date : 18th October 2017

Background

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental and non-profit organization, founded in 1956, that works in 40 countries around the world.

DRC’s mandate is driven by three global strategic objectives within the DRC Assistance Framework: Saving lives and alleviation of immediate suffering among people affected by conflict; Safeguarding, restoration and development of livelihoods; and, Institutional and organizational change that contributes to protection of people’s rights and peaceful handling of conflict.

Purpose

Under supervision of the Shelter and Construction Manager and the Area Manager Adjumani Refugee Settlement camp, the Engineering Officer will support the construction activities for construction and rehabilitation of emergency shelters and infrastructure facilities in various settlements in Adjumani District.

Key Responsibilities

The Engineering Officer will perform the following tasks:

  • Assist the Area Manager in planning and budgeting of infrastructure project in all settlement
  • Assist in design, project cost estimation and tendering of all shelters and infrastructure projects and liaise with the district authorities for approval of plans
  • Supervise all constructions under DRC in the settlement and ensure that works are carried out as per set standards specified in the drawings, designs and technical specifications.
  • Measurement and valuation of the works executed by the contractors and preparation of the measurement sheets and interim payment certificates (IPC)
  • Maintaining proper documentation of the progress and site records
  • Monitor quality and quantity of materials used in the various elements of the bridge.
  • Conduct technical assessments whenever required.
  • Prepare monthly work plans and reporting on actual work achieved against planned.
  • Supervise contractors, ensuring that the workmanship is as per set standards.
  • Liaise with the District engineering departments for any technical advice.

Reporting Arrangements

The Site Engineer will technically report to the DRC Shelter and Construction Manager (Sen. Engineer). S/he shall for administrative purposes report to the DRC Area Manager, Adjumani.

Personal Specifications

Essential:

  • Bachelor degree in civil engineering from a recognized University or Institution;
  • At least 5 years of relevant work experience in a busy construction industry, two of which must have been with an NGO in a refugee/ displacement context
  • Ability to provide technical leadership in a multidisciplinary setting;
  • Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and office;
  • Ability to work with culturally diverse groups of people;
  • Computer literacy is a must.

Preferable:

  • PGD in Project Planning and Management
  • Computer literacy is a must with proficiency in CAD, Ms Excel and words.
  • Ability to work in physically challenging conditions and under pressure, in a culturally diverse society

How to apply:

Applications should be in English and include the following:

  1. A cover letter (1 page) in which you explain why you are interested in the position and how you meet the qualities and qualifications criteria and salary expectations.
  2. Concise and accurate CV (maximum 3 pages). The CV should include information about your qualification, relevant training courses, Work experience, name and contact details of 3 relevant references.

Please send your Cover letter, CV and Academic certificates by email to [email protected] by 31st October 2017 5:00pm clearly indicating position name in the subject line. We thank applicants for their interest in the position however; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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